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  1. Also interesting to know that if you rent your house out for 14 days or fewer a year, you pay no tax on the income! The Augusta rule F1/Georgia and Both ACL weekends is only 9 days if 3 day weekends. But how much marketing cost to get top dollar.
  2. Shoot, that's some pretty good coin. And normally I would be in Port A... But hell I could strip the place down. I have been some research on 30 day or more furnished rentals here in Austin and in the Belton area. Seems like good coin and no dealing with hotel/motel taxes and registering with city if 30 days or longer. But that price is only gonna go up between now and October. Hell - I don't know if it would pay for a couple months rent for a long weekend, but would be a good chunk towards a long weekend in NYC or maybe Key West. Damn now you got me really thinking about it.
  3. First off- If you have not used Costco Travel take a look at it when planning your next trip. We used them for a family trip to New York, and two features were great. Early two PM check in and late 2 pm check out was great, along with car service transportation from airport and to Penn station (second leg was Wedding in Philly) It took some extra communication with the car company to replace the usual airport destination to the train station, but a nice feature to know they will be there and waiting for your arrival and departure. Second - The one thing you never want to do is get in the cash full service behind a large old fat white man who is carrying a large purse like shoulder bag and has nothing in hand to purchase. Because the guy will want to buy Costco's gold bars and it takes a long fucking time to count the cash for 5 gold bars. But if you are a robber... look for the same guy exiting because had another $12K in the bag with the bars as he waddled out of Costco. NOTE: Probably a gun in the bag too... Three - Grab it now! Our store is the one in the Arboretum and it must be one of the busiest because shit disappears much quicker than at either of the South or Cedar park stores. PRO TIP - If you are trying to track an item down and you have the SKU or Picture of product, go to the front kiosk customer pickup area and they will search other stores for the item you thought you missed out on! Did this on a laptop deal I wanted that was out at my store.
  4. Usually I have to tell the kids to put those things down...
  5. I see a cooler of red and white... and I am blue... (not really but liked the line) Happy 4th, and tight lines!
  6. You know the one thing Schloss won't have to worry about at Texas is a duo of moronic father and son embarrassing the kids on his team, in such a truly asinine way. I imagine Scloss is literally watering at the mouth for the opportunity to eat in some decent restaurants. What good is making a shit ton in college station? You can't spend your money on any of the finer things in life in the shit hole. And the Whining! The Incessant Aggie whining and victimhood, while at the same time they pull their little chests, and claim equality. They look exactly like the reason Aggie Jokes are so fucking funny! They are truthful! and here is a Fuck You Haiku! Schloss is ours bitches Your dreams are crushed again Same old Aggie end
  7. This Fort Worth Star Telegram article is brutal. The brutal lessons taught from Jim Schlossnagle’s exit from Texas A&M to Texas are ugly
  8. You are under arrest! Clearly that trout is over 20 inches! 😉
  9. Sin sal por favor... Yes Grasshopper!
  10. Going to stay in the Murray Hill area for a couple days before heading the a wedding in Philly. Anyplace I should go out of my way to hit, or maybe more importantly to avoid?
  11. Coming in late the the foodie spatula duel, I think I have one thing we can all agree on. Finishing this meal and heading back to Austin could make it potentially one of the most memorable drives of you life! I can almost hear in my head..."Goddamnit! (gurgle)I should have stopped in Kingsville..."
  12. I do that just to pee!
  13. just got one of the plus units for father's day. Seems like really the only precaution is to make sure you push the probe in past the line to insure the interior thermometer doesn't get ruined by high heat past it's 225 temp cap. I was telling the wife that would pair well when we occasionally use our ovens "sabbath mode" to remote start some hunk of meat around the holidays when we are running errands. Simply to warm me to start heading back to the house if it's cooking too quickly, for example. I would also like to see the stall on my briskets as a graph after the fact. Anyhow bumped this to see what the opinions are two years later?
  14. Coincidentally, i specialize in tequila, amazing true stories, exceptional tall tales, and have a plethora of damn fine dirty jokes you have never heard before! That one day you are gonna go out solo to fix, mount or test something and everyone is busy at the last second think of the sentence above! 😉 Hey! Can't hurt to at least make a pitch!
  15. Did you hear the one about the multi-generational Aggie Legacies that bought tickets to Omaha, Hotels in Omaha, to watch their favorite team. And were too fucking stupid to not get kicked out of a great father and son weekend watching the team with the very, very best fans in the world? Before the end of the second inning of the first game! These fucking Aggie jokes write themselves! And that's why no matter what, no matter how much time passes, no matter how much money is spent to try to instill Aggie greatness, these real life repetitive episodes of incredible Aggie stupidity will never, ever, ever be eclipsed. Because no amount of money can eclipse the fact that a lot of Aggies are fucking stupid as shit, and they have degrees from A&M.... You just can't fix stupid...
  16. I had basal cell, and Mohs surgery. Sort of a shocking size hole, but healed up nicely despite my tearing open the stitches. But in all honestly this hat has a smaller circumference but is much lighter weight than what I have now. I now actually forgo sunscreen and instead wear lightweight columbia hoodies with neck gators so that about all you see is my sunglasses. I spend all day fishing the surf sometimes and no amount of sunscreen can survive dawn to dusk in the surf. And while it took a little getting used to I am sold on the sun protection. So you may start looking at this UT gear...
  17. Nope. But the Texas Visor I have worn for 20+ years did not protect the back of my neck from skin cancer. So this UT Bill Murray hat should help a little there...
  18. Almost more of a PSA- Got this UT Columbia fast dry hat for $22 at the Round Rock Columbia outlet store. I thought I was paying $35 so that was nice.
  19. Having coached a few kids that got rides or offers, so here is my advice. Now everything may have changed with NIL and whatever but these were my general takeaways. First, a ride at a D3 school is your best bet, simply as they are (or used to be) academic scholarships. So if they burn out, they can still get their degrees if they stop playing. Which sounds like the key thing you are hoping for this young man. I would honestly use soccer as the door opener, and his story as what makes him unique. This might be very appealing to a D3 school. The fact he was with the FC Academy until he got injured is another point on the resume, and the story. I might sort of do things backwards. Look at smaller schools that have the educational opportunities he is interested in first and foremost. I would try to narrow those down to a handful and try and reach out to them both academically and athletically. Does he have strong academics? All these might be very attractive to a Division 3 school. This is where I would honestly focus you efforts because I think the odds are better for the effort. IF you can find academically what he is interested in. I would not limit my research to only in state schools, as you never know, especially if he has good academics! Now if he can get a D2 ride that's fine too! I just do not want you to overlook the smaller schools. Usually it's getting noticed by a coach at a showcase, or one of his coaches going to bat for him and making a few calls. Only guy I know anymore used to be the keeper Coach at Lonestar years ago and is out at West Texas A&M. The main thing is you need to make sure he is different from the other kids, because of his struggles, and that is your selling point IMHO. Coaches honestly want talent, but a kid like this that has overcome so much and is at the level he is probably has the heart smart coaches are also looking for. If nothing else his story might get them to look at him? I might try to get the direct phone lines to assistant or head coaches. I would simply be honest, tell basically what you just told us. And I would ask anyone who you can get to talk to you for advice in how you can help the kid. I am always amazed at how often if you simply ask for advice so many people will try to help you! You need to do the highlight stuff, and resume, but I think that story may end up being his best asset! I would also send a thank you letter to anyone that gives you any advice at all. I think (can't remember) but I thought Lonestar had attending coaches register for the Showcases and you could find out who is/was attending. That also might also help you in targeting coaches that at least have been to LSC showcases in looking at schools to contact. Think of it as a multi-year sales call. 1) Find schools with the right majors 2) make contact 3) follow up with thanks and player info/story 4) Reach out before showcases to let them know of your interest in their program. The small schools have to get in line behind the big schools, so if you can let the smaller schools know you are interested in them, they may go out of their way to see him at a showcase. Good Luck! It's a great game, I loved it. Good Luck!
  20. Interesting technique you are using. But it must be hard to cast from... 😉
  21. The use of plate readers is a mainstay of ticket writing small town cops. Interesting story. A couple years ago my wife and I had cars that expired a month apart, may and june. Well she gets pulled over by a cop in I think Elgin, Hutto or Taylor for for expired inspection. Apparently I had put the May sticker on my Truck and the June sticker on her vehicle. So when she got pulled over in June she had the June sticker on her car, so the only way he knew anything is he was scanning every car going by. I also drove my 2020 Truck for over a year unknowingly with an expired inspection sticker with no incident. But good to know that Texas has figured out a way to take your money for registration when the vehicle is out of state!
  22. not to buzz kill. But one of our boys on the list got popped on the Comal today. Never try to save your drunk friend. Most interesting thing to me was that you can be white and vomiting in front of the cops. And one goes free. Sucks for the kid, but apparently there are/ were two silents he told me about. like 30 seconds before it all went bad on the comal. Sucks. I guess good for me that I am white, but New Braunfels is what is always has been. in the end you guys would have been happy as shit with what I heard right before it all when bad.
  23. There is simply one uniform that is waaaay fucking more exciting and harder to wait for than all the others! It will be worth the wait! Because we ARE gonna run this shit!
  24. Wow guys! Lots of great info. Though seeing troph's setup I feel like I am talking about a stack of home depot buckets and a soaker hose! Having done a little research I have found that the City of Austin will pay you a rebate of $.50 cents for passive collection per gallon of storage, and $1 per gallon if you have a pump. I assume the pump is so that this source can replace the sprinkler with pressurized water. Up to $5000 max per property. You can also apply for more rebates if you add on to system. I need to do some research on the Xeriscape side, as I might as well get the rebates I can. Thanks ROLF BOX for the hint about signing for rainwater collection to save the tax! And the run lengths of guttering. I have a long run cross the back and where I will need one downspout. But with the whole backyard running downhill I am going to need to manage that downspout's flow in come manner. My problem is like most folks in Austin is a combination of limestone and live oak roots, preventing much downward storage. However the steeper slope on that side of my house may give me an option to stagger height and partially bury at least one of the tanks. Unfortunately the closest biggest valley off the roof on the collection side is right above the dining room window so no collection tank there! 😉 I also agree with the 500 gallons is not a lot assessment. But I also want to try and tuck the storage in on the side of the house making it less obtrusive. But I only have 8 feet to the property line on that skinny side, so I may have to look at staggering multiple smaller tanks to make it worth the while. Or build the system to expand to extra tanks in the future is I am worried about capacity. Less capacity may be OK depending on how much the new xeriscaping landscape will need. Most of my stuff in the front yard is drought tolerant, simply to survive already but some plants love the agua more than others. This thread is a great example of why I love this site! You can get so much great info and experience in an area with from five minutes on the lap top! thanks guys!
  25. Gotta love that variable mileage from wind direction. I think the lowest I have gotten is 7 mpg going into a 25 mph sustained headwinds. Most of the time I am getting about 12 if I keep the speed in the 60-65 range. I usually drive so fast without the trailer I actually feel guilty for not hauling ass. But once I get past 70 mph everything seems more unstable and I can nearly see the fuel gauge declining.
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